Lower Portland vs Webbs Creek

Lower Portland is the younger of the two, with a median age of 46 against 58 in Webbs Creek. In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. In Lower Portland, most households are couple families. In Webbs Creek, about half of households are people living alone. Houses cost more in Webbs Creek: a median of $3.6 million, against $2.6 million in Lower Portland, though rent is higher in Lower Portland. On these figures, Lower Portland tends to suit couples and buyers on a tighter budget, while Webbs Creek suits people living alone and older residents.

Lower Portland and Webbs Creek are both small, rural NSW communities, but they differ notably in scale and character. Lower Portland is substantially larger with 711 residents compared to Webbs Creek's 55, and has a median household income of $102,180 versus $61,724—a significant gap that reflects Lower Portland's higher socio-economic standing. Median house prices tell a different story: Webbs Creek properties sit at $3,600,000 against Lower Portland's $2,595,000, suggesting scarcity value in the smaller locality. Lower Portland offers more rental availability and slightly better walkability, though both are car-dependent areas roughly 84–87 km from Sydney's CBD.

Written by an AI language model from the figures below. Every number in it is checked against those figures before it is published.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Lower Portland

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • is already more of a family suburb (75% vs 46%)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Lower Portland

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has cheaper houses ($2,595,000 vs $3,600,000)
  • leaves households under less mortgage stress (28% vs 36%)
  • But Webbs Creek has cheaper land ($200,000 vs $1,050,000)

Weighs house prices, land prices, and mortgage stress.

Renters

Webbs Creek

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper rent ($0/wk vs $400/wk)

Weighs rent.

Commuting to the city

Lower Portland

ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here

  • is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • has a shorter drive in (81 min vs 134 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (83.6 km vs 87 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

They split

one each way, out of the 5 things we measure here

  • Lower Portland is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
  • Webbs Creek has more residents already 65 and over (34% vs 19%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Lower Portland and Webbs Creek drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Walkability 16 / 0
Lower Portland — Walkability: 16/100 Webbs Creek — Walkability: 0/100
Safety 58 / 57
Lower Portland — Safety: 58/100 Webbs Creek — Safety: 57/100
Low fire risk 11 / 12
Lower Portland — Low fire risk: 11/100 Webbs Creek — Low fire risk: 12/100

Demographics

Lower Portland rents higher ($400/wk vs $0/wk); Lower Portland has more residents (711 vs 55).

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Population 711
+92% vs other
 55
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +20.7% +25.0%
Median age 46 58
Median household income $102,180/yr
+40% vs other
 $61,724/yr
Median weekly rent $400/wk
(not reported on the other side)
 —

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
0-4 4.8% / 10.9%
Lower Portland — 0-4: 4.8% Webbs Creek — 0-4: 10.9%
5-14 12.9% / 5.5%
Lower Portland — 5-14: 12.9% Webbs Creek — 5-14: 5.5%
15-19 7.5% / —
Lower Portland — 15-19: 7.5% Webbs Creek — 15-19: not among its largest
20-24 4.2% / —
Lower Portland — 20-24: 4.2% Webbs Creek — 20-24: not among its largest
25-34 8.4% / 5.5%
Lower Portland — 25-34: 8.4% Webbs Creek — 25-34: 5.5%
35-44 11.1% / 5.5%
Lower Portland — 35-44: 11.1% Webbs Creek — 35-44: 5.5%
45-54 15.9% / 20.0%
Lower Portland — 45-54: 15.9% Webbs Creek — 45-54: 20.0%
55-64 16.7% / 32.7%
Lower Portland — 55-64: 16.7% Webbs Creek — 55-64: 32.7%
65-74 13.9% / 21.8%
Lower Portland — 65-74: 13.9% Webbs Creek — 65-74: 21.8%
75-84 5.1% / 12.7%
Lower Portland — 75-84: 5.1% Webbs Creek — 75-84: 12.7%
85+ 0.4% / —
Lower Portland — 85+: 0.4% Webbs Creek — 85+: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (32.7%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Lower Portland 61.8% couple families
Lower Portland — Couple Families: 61.8% Lower Portland — Lone Person: 15.8% Lower Portland — One Parent Families: 13.2% Lower Portland — Group Household: 4.6% Lower Portland — Other Families: 4.6%
Webbs Creek 46.2% couple families
Webbs Creek — Couple Families: 46.2% Webbs Creek — Lone Person: 53.8% Webbs Creek — One Parent Families: 0.0% Webbs Creek — Group Household: 0.0% Webbs Creek — Other Families: 0.0%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Lower Portland 7.5% renting
Lower Portland — Owned Outright: 36.2% Lower Portland — Mortgage: 56.3% Lower Portland — Renting: 7.5%
Webbs Creek 0.0% renting
Webbs Creek — Owned Outright: 72.2% Webbs Creek — Mortgage: 27.8% Webbs Creek — Renting: 0.0%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Certificate III & IV 20.1% / 30.9%
Lower Portland — Certificate III & IV: 20.1% Webbs Creek — Certificate III & IV: 30.9%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.9% / 12.7%
Lower Portland — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.9% Webbs Creek — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 12.7%
Postgraduate Degree 2.5% / 5.5%
Lower Portland — Postgraduate Degree: 2.5% Webbs Creek — Postgraduate Degree: 5.5%
Bachelor Degree 7.9% / —
Lower Portland — Bachelor Degree: 7.9% Webbs Creek — Bachelor Degree: not among its largest
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 2.0% / —
Lower Portland — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 2.0% Webbs Creek — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (30.9%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
England 3.8% / 7.3%
Lower Portland — England: 3.8% Webbs Creek — England: 7.3%
South Africa — / 7.3%
Lower Portland — South Africa: not among its largest Webbs Creek — South Africa: 7.3%
China 0.7% / —
Lower Portland — China: 0.7% Webbs Creek — China: not among its largest
Canada 0.6% / —
Lower Portland — Canada: 0.6% Webbs Creek — Canada: not among its largest
Fiji 0.6% / —
Lower Portland — Fiji: 0.6% Webbs Creek — Fiji: not among its largest
New Zealand 0.4% / —
Lower Portland — New Zealand: 0.4% Webbs Creek — New Zealand: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Lower Portland 96.6% houses
Lower Portland — Houses: 96.6% Lower Portland — Flats / Apartments: 1.0% Lower Portland — Townhouses: 2.4%
Webbs Creek 90.0% houses
Webbs Creek — Houses: 90.0% Webbs Creek — Flats / Apartments: 10.0% Webbs Creek — Townhouses: 0.0%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Median house price $2,595,000 $3,600,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price $1,050,000 $200,000

Zoning mix

Webbs Creek has more land zoned for conservation (100% vs 40%); Lower Portland has more rural and farming land (60% vs 0%).

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Environmental 40% 100%
Rural and farming 60% 0%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
New dwellings approved 459
across Hawkesbury
same for both
Approvals change year on year +3%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
House price Higher than 86% of NSW Higher than 96% of NSW
Income Higher than 70% of NSW Higher than 24% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 66% of NSW Higher than 15% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 16% of NSW Higher than 1% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 47% of NSW Higher than 56% of NSW
NBN connectivity Higher than 41% of NSW Higher than 27% of NSW

Liveability

Lower Portland is more walkable (16 vs 0).

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Grade C —
Score 36/100 —
Socio-economic band advantaged area
decile 8/10
 advantaged area
decile 7/10

Risk profile

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Bushfire High
89/100
 High
88/100
Crime Moderate
42/100
 Moderate
43/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Inside the suburb 0
same for both
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0
same for both

Amenities in the suburb

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Parks & reserves 1 0
Waterways 14 5

Mobility

Webbs Creek sits further from the CBD (87 km vs 83.6 km).

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Walkability score 16/100 0/100
Distance to Sydney 83.6 km 87 km
+4% vs other
Drive time (normal traffic) 81 min 134 min
Electric vehicle share 0.5%
postcode 2756
 0.6%
postcode 2775
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 46
postcode 2756
 36
postcode 2775

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Car (driver) 61.4% / 46.2%
Lower Portland — Car (driver): 61.4% Webbs Creek — Car (driver): 46.2%
Worked from Home 34.1% / 53.8%
Lower Portland — Worked from Home: 34.1% Webbs Creek — Worked from Home: 53.8%
Car (passenger) 2.7% / —
Lower Portland — Car (passenger): 2.7% Webbs Creek — Car (passenger): not among its largest
Walked Only 1.9% / —
Lower Portland — Walked Only: 1.9% Webbs Creek — Walked Only: not among its largest

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (61.4%).

Setting

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Elevation 4 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 67 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 34.0 km 37.2 km

NBN connectivity

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Connectivity score 28/100 18/100
Most common technology Fixed wireless Satellite (Sky Muster)
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
279 premises
 0%
28 premises

Climate

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Annual rainfall 806 mm
same for both
Summer max (Jan) —
same for both
Winter min (Jul) —
same for both

Council rates

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Average residential rate $1,650/yr
same for both
Council Hawkesbury
same for both

Federal electorate

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Division Macquarie
same for both
Member Susan Templeman
same for both
Party Australian Labor Party
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Lower Portland Webbs Creek
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Lower Portland

Rural

Webbs Creek

Luxury Professionals Retirees Rural Young Families

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